To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total urban programme budget for Scotland in the financial years 1989–90 and 1990–91.

The total urban programme budget for 1989–90 was £57 million, and for 1990–91 was £68·989 million. These figures include both the central Government and local authority contributions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the total urban programme budgets available in 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92 in (a) Strathclyde, (b) Lothian, (c) Central, (d) Fife, (e) Grampian and (f) Tayside, together with (i) the actual expenditure for 1989–90, (ii) the actual expenditure so far for 1990–91, (iii) the total project expenditure for 1990–91 in each case.

The resources of the urban programme are not allocated in the form of regional budgets. However, the table gives details for the urban programme of approved project expenditure aggregated for each of the six regions in question and including approved expenditure by both regional and district councils for 1989–90 and 1990–91. The table also provides corresponding information on actual expenditure which is available only for 1989–90. No information is provided for 1991–92 as decisions have still to be taken about the distribution of a substantial portion of the resources which will be available in that year.